NEW YORK - A
three-year-old girl and her grandmother were struck by a vehicle fleeing from
police on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Tuesday morning.
The girl was killed. Her grandmother was hospitalized in
serious condition. The driver of the vehicle is 18-years-old, said police.
The incident occurred just after 8 a.m. at Amsterdam Ave.
and West 97th Street.
The teen driver was pulled over for reckless driving on West
89th Street before taking off and crashing into a building.
As the driver backed out of the building, the woman and her
granddaughter were struck, said police.
The girl was rushed to St. Luke's Hospital in critical
condition where she was pronounced dead a short time later. The grandmother was
also brought to St. Luke's for treatment.
The driver was arrested.
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